Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Mar 28, 2015 Krissy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: title-number, audiobook, i-want-to-stab-her-with-a-spork, 5-motherfucking-stars, pgs-500-599

**2015 Reading Challenge W/Josh: #5 A Book With A Number In The Title**

This book was waaayyy better than I thought it was going to be. Great story, superb writing... I couldn't put it down! I'm now even more excited to see the movie!

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Must read this book before the movie comes out later this month. And I WILL be seeing this movie.

Because Tom Hardy, y'all.

Tom motherfucking Hardy

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Dec 21, 2015 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: passport, 2015-read, kindle, rws-2016-winter

The paranoia and senselessness of Stalinist Russia envelops the reader in this book that manages to combine a serial killer detective story with historical fiction with true crime. I picked this up after reading and enjoying The Farm by the same author. The books are totally different from one another, but both manage to build suspense and tell a great story and both capture their respective atmospheres (here, Russia; there, Sweden). This book is way outside my normal reading choices which rarel ...more

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Jul 07, 2015 Gina rated it liked it

This book was a little too disturbing for me to say that I "really liked" it, but I was certainly intrigued by it. The beginning started out with such a dismal setting, that I almost gave up on it without reading further. I was encouraged to go on, however, and soon became so engrossed in the story that I just had to find out what happens. Who is doing all of these horrible killings? How are all of these early stories connected? What will become of the main character? I am happy to say that it d ...more

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Nov 06, 2008 Christine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

If GoodReads had half-stars, this would get 4 and half. Child 44 is a great murder mystery, but it's also a fabulous look at 1950's era Soviet Union (provided this is accurate, of course). Because of that, it's fascinating on two levels--hunting a murderer that the State insists doesn't exist, and why and how it gets to that point. My only complaint, keeping this from 5 stars, is that there's a lack of explanation once the murderer is caught, mainly with his method. Parts of it make sense, but p ...more

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Jan 05, 2020 Doug rated it liked it

3.5
This is the second book that I’ve read by Tom Rob Smith now (the first was The Farm - I really liked that one). I definitely enjoy his writing style. It flows well and makes for a pleasant, easy read. Some of the plot elements in this one did seem a bit far fetched, but I do think that I liked it overall.

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